Besides Garcia, a student at Hemet High who becomes the 62nd Miss Hemet, and Mannion, a student at Mt. San Jacinto College, other winners were Maite Garcia, Ana Linaâs sister, as Miss Teen Hemet, and Alison Butler, Miss Teen San Jacinto.

Other honors:

Academic Achievement Award: Kailee Ward and Maite Garcia

Community Service Award: Emily Bean VanValkenburg

Miss Congeniality: Taylor Mannion

Miss Photogenic: Rosalinda Arellano

Miss Teen Photogenic: Kailee Ward

Miss Facebook Favorite: Margaret Aebel

Miss Teen Facebook Favorite: Emily Bean VanValkenburg

Pageantry Magazine Spirit Award: Kiaya Alaura Leigh Mathes

Directors Award: Susan Stewart

Best Interview Award: Taylor Mannion

Valley queen titleholders will participate in a variety of community service events for the next 12 months.

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